Alan Schaaf
Alan Schaaf | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Ohio University |
Occupation | Founder of Imgur |
Years active | 2009–2022 |
Known for | Imgur |
Alan Schaaf (born October 21, 1987) is an American entrepreneur. He is best known as the founder and former CEO of the image sharing app and website Imgur.
Early life[edit]
Schaaf was born in Granville, Ohio. He attended Ohio University and received a bachelor's degree in computer science.[1]
Career[edit]
Schaaf founded Imgur when he was an undergraduate at Ohio University in 2009. Imgur started as a simple image-sharing website and evolved into the largest image-sharing community in the world with more than 150 million monthly active users in 2015.[2] Under Schaaf's leadership, Imgur was bootstrapped and profitable for five years, scaling organically to millions of users before receiving $40 million in investment from Andreessen Horowitz in 2014.[3]
In 2015 Schaaf was listed as one of Forbes 30 Under 30.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "All in fun - Alan Schaaf, Imgur's hacker CEO". SFGATE. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "This Website Single-Handedly Keeps the Internet Fun, but Most People Don't Know It Exists". Mic. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ "Imgur, the Image-Sharing Site, Raises $40 Million From Andreessen Horowitz". Bits Blog. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ "In Photos: 2015 30 Under 30: Alan Schaaf, 27". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
External links[edit]
- Alan Schaaf on X